Raising meat chickens in your backyard is easier than you might think. In this guide, learn how to take Cornish-Cross chicks and turn them into chicken for your freezer in just eight short weeks. A timeline for housing, feeding, care, and butchering is provided and discussed.
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Goats are notorious for being escape artists, but keeping a buck in during breeding season can be nearly impossible. Here are some ideas for making a fortress for your male goat that he will be comfortable in and that will contain him, no matter the temptation. A full materials list and instructions for building an esthetic and functional enclosure with wooden fence and hot wire are provided.
In their first few weeks of life, it is imperative that chicks have a warm, safe area to call home. Learn how to set up a brooder and what to include to keep your hatchlings clean, dry, fed, watered, comfortable, and healthy.
The Cornish-Cross is the most popular breed of meat chicken raised worldwide. They exhibit unsurpassed growth, high carcass yield, and are docile and easy to care for. Here are the reasons we choose to raise them on our homestead.
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If you have a dairy goat or cow you will occasionally find that your cup, refrigerator, and freezer all runneth over with milk. Here are some ideas to use up the excess milk so that it doesn’t go to waste!
With proper training, milking can be an enjoyable experience for both you and your goat. Here are some tips to get your goat used to being in the stanchion, handled, and milked with minimal stress.
To prevent rodent-carried diseases, contamination of your livestock feed, and wasting money, it’s important that grain be stored securely. Here are a range of ideas for keeping mice and rats out of your animal feed.
Using a chicken tractor may be the best way to raise meat birds. From a productivity, ecological, and animal welfare standpoint, a chicken tractor provides benefits over both confinement and free-range options. Find out if a chicken tractor is a good fit for your farm.
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Making a seasonal wreath is a fun and easy craft. Use these tips to decorate a grapevine wreath for your wall or door. All you need are four supplies and some creativity!
You can make an air freshener for your car or gym bag without all of the toxic chemicals found in store-bought ones. All you need is some felt and fragrance or essential oils. If you aren’t into hand stitching, don’t worry, a glue gun can be used instead!